diff --git a/functional_tests/identify.test.ts b/functional_tests/identify.test.ts
index d9f95d587..0d864201f 100644
--- a/functional_tests/identify.test.ts
+++ b/functional_tests/identify.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-import 'regenerator-runtime/runtime'
 import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/dom'
 import { v4 } from 'uuid'
 import { getRequests } from './mock-server'
 import { createPosthogInstance } from './posthog-instance'
 import { logger } from '../src/utils/logger'
+
 jest.mock('../src/utils/logger')
+
 test('identify sends a identify event', async () => {
     const token = v4()
     const posthog = await createPosthogInstance(token)
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ test('identify sends a identify event', async () => {
 })
 
 test('identify sends an engage request if identify called twice with the same distinct id and with $set/$set_once', async () => {
-    // The intention here is to reduce the number of unncecessary $identify
+    // The intention here is to reduce the number of unnecessary $identify
     // requests to process.
     const token = v4()
     const posthog = await createPosthogInstance(token)
diff --git a/src/posthog-core.ts b/src/posthog-core.ts
index fa43907db..ce30edf80 100644
--- a/src/posthog-core.ts
+++ b/src/posthog-core.ts
@@ -1302,8 +1302,10 @@ export class PostHog {
             return logger.uninitializedWarning('posthog.identify')
         }
         if (_isNumber(new_distinct_id)) {
-            logger.error('The first argument to posthog.identify was a number, but it should be a string.')
             new_distinct_id = (new_distinct_id as number).toString()
+            logger.warn(
+                'The first argument to posthog.identify was a number, but it should be a string. It has been converted to a string.'
+            )
         }
 
         //if the new_distinct_id has not been set ignore the identify event